Ranked #1
Checks and Balance: State of the heartland
Checks and Balance: State of the heartland
Twice recently an eruption in middle America has shocked the world. Four years ago voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pen... Read more
31 Jul 2020
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38mins
Ranked #2
Checks and Balance: Boomers KO’d
Checks and Balance: Boomers KO’d
Baby-boomers have dominated American politics since the 1990s, but this election may be their last stand. Shifting demog... Read more
11 Sep 2020
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34mins
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Checks and Balance: When I’m 46
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“Promises made, promises kept” is one of President Trump’s campaign slogans. His main achievements on tax, deregulation,... Read more
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Checks and Balance: The invisible enemy
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Checks and Balance: Sedate expectations
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Checks and Balance: Not going gentle
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Donald Trump’s long-held aversion to admitting defeat leaves America with an unprecedented scenario: an incumbent presid... Read more
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Checks and Balance: Reality wreck
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The president’s tweet announcing his positive coronavirus test was his most shared ever - a shocking fact amid a mire of... Read more
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Checks and Balance: On my mind
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As 2020 draws to a close, the partisan feud is focused on Georgia. Joe Biden was the first Democrat in 28 years to win t... Read more
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Ranked #11
Checks and Balance: Joe’s job
Checks and Balance: Joe’s job
No candidate challenging a sitting president has had a poll lead bigger than Joe Biden’s this close to election day. His... Read more
16 Oct 2020
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Checks and Balance: The art of losing
Checks and Balance: The art of losing
The Economist's election forecast shows Joe Biden heading for a landslide victory. But August is not November. President... Read more
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Ranked #13
Checks and Balance: Left Bern
Checks and Balance: Left Bern
Might America choose a socialist president? Ahead in the polls for the New Hampshire primary, Bernie Sanders’ grip on th... Read more
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Checks and Balance: Not so great
Checks and Balance: Not so great
President Trump’s effect on domestic policy in his first term has been modest and mostly reversible. The real impact of ... Read more
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Checks and Balance: Florida’s key
Checks and Balance: Florida’s key
A covid-19 outbreak in the White House threatens President Trump’s chances of reelection. Behind in national polls, his ... Read more
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Checks and balance: Confirmation bias
Checks and balance: Confirmation bias
Economist modelling suggests November's election may end Republican control of the Senate. The Republican leadership pla... Read more
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Ranked #17
Checks and Balance: Getting a grip
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The United States is bracing itself for the spread of covid-19. Sports leagues, universities, and, in some states, schoo... Read more
13 Mar 2020
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Checks and Balance: Flawed enforcement
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Plans to abolish the Minneapolis police department after the death of George Floyd are running into opposition, as Jon F... Read more
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Checks and Balance: Voter confidence
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November’s election threatens to be ugly. President Trump’s supporters are clashing with Black Lives Matter protesters i... Read more
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Checks and Balance: Opening shot
Checks and Balance: Opening shot
Joe Biden’s first move as president-elect was to unveil a pandemic advisory panel staffed by the public-health experts t... Read more
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